Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The determinants of retained earnings in companies listed at Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The firms are always faced with a problem of making the financing decision that will maximize the firm’s value. The decision about allocation of net income between dividends and retained earnings can have a critical influence ... -
Strategy implementation at national bank of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)With the changing business environment, globalization, competition, influence of technology and consumer changing needs and wants, commercial banks have to implement strategies formulated to remain competitive. The drive ... -
Relationship between human resource information systems and staff development among international non-governmental organizations in Nairobi, Kenya
(2014)International Non-Governmental Organizations are considerably increasing in number in gathering, storing and analyzing information regarding their human resources through the use of Human Resource Information Systems ... -
Relationship between capital structure and financial performance of top 100 small and medium enterprises in Nairobi county
(2014)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) use different sources of financing. Some of them emerging to be a challenge to the performance of the SME since most SME owners’ lack necessary knowledge on which sources of finance ... -
Demand for maternal health services: analysis of antenatal care services in the rift valley region, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)This study investigates the factors that determine the demand of maternal health care services in the Rift Valley region with a specific focus on antenatal care services (ANC). The 2008-09 Kenya Demographic and Health ... -
Monitoring and evaluation of development projects and economic policy development in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study was conducted generally to find out the factors influencing the implementation of monitoring and evaluation of developments projects in Kenya. The review of literature looked at a range of international ... -
The application of business process reengineering at Kenya airways
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Every organization needs to have a strategy of how it operates in the ever changing environment so as to ensure it survives in the same environment. To be able to implement this strategy it is important in all types of ... -
Regressive tax reforms and economic welfare in Kenya
(2014)This study discussed some recent critical literature on value-added tax (VAT) in Kenya relating to its contributions to economic growth rate. The study employed the tools of quantitative empirical analysis technique to ... -
Factors affecting procurement lead-time and operational performance in state owned financial institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The objective of the study was to establish the factors affecting procurement lead-time and operational performance in state owned financial institutions in Kenya. The research adopted a descriptive research design where ... -
The effect of mobile money on the financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In an attempt to achieve high levels of performance, Commercial Banks have undergone a number of challenges. Financial innovation in banking has been a relevant topic since mid ‘70s. Nowadays, also due to the present ... -
Implications of farmers’ adaptation stratagies on maize productivity in central Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In Sub-Saharan Africa, the capacity of smallholder farmers to adopt climate change adaptation strategies is limited. It is therefore imperative to identify and analyze factors that determine the adoption capacity of these ... -
The effect of initial public offering on long run stock price performance of companies listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Long run performance of IPOs has elicited much research the world over. Much interest by scholars has been on the anomalies on initial over performance and long run under performance. It is amazing to note that majority ... -
The role of aid in protracted refugee situations: the case of Kenya, 1991 - 2013
(University of Nairobi, 2014)is study explores whether the Community Youth Enterprise Scheme (C-YES) helps youth groups establish successful businesses, capable of improving livelihoods of poor youths belonging to youth groups in Kibera slum, ... -
Multicultural dynamics and performance management at the African population and health research centre in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of the study was to explore multicultural dynamics and performance management practices at the African population and Health Research Centre in Kenya. The research objectives were to determine the multicultural ... -
Balancing power in democracy: a philosophical analysis of popular sovereignty
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This thesis analyses the concept of popular sovereignty as a core principle of democracy. For centuries, democracy has been hailed as the best form of government on the assumption that since the society is structured by ... -
Challenges of procurement strategy implementation among road agencies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Procurement has developed over the years and is now considered a strategic function within many organizations. In Kenya specifically, public procurement has undergone major transformation and is now governed using a legal ... -
Analysis of determinants of private investment in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)While applying a time series model borrowed from Blejer and Khan (1984) as a suitable investment model for developing countries, this paper explores different factors that affect domestic private investment in Kenya. The ... -
Humanitarian risk mitigation strategies adopted by non-governmental organizations in west pokot County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)This research project sought to identify the risk mitigation strategies adopted by humanitarian NGO ’ s in West Pokot County. The objectives of this project were to identify the nature of risks encountered by NGO ’ s ... -
The effects of mother’s migration on under-five mortality in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Using the 2008-09 Kenya Demographic Health Survey Data for the whole country and with focus on children below age five, this paper examines the effects of mother‟s migration status controlling for other proximate factors ... -
The adoption of online mobile phone customer care services by university of Nairobi students
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The usage of mobile phones has been a 21st century phenomenon that spreads for different purposes and functions. So far, the term customer care has been primarily associated with sorting customer problems using face – ...
